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Senate postpones ministerial nominees’ screening to Wednesday

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The Senate has postponed the screening of seven ministerial nominees forwarded to it last week by President Bola Tinubu.

The postponement of the screening, earlier scheduled for Tuesday, October 29, 2024, was occasioned by the non-completion of documentation by some of the nominees.

Citing reasons for the postponement in a statement on Tuesday, the Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Basheer Lado, said the rescheduling was to allow the nominees to conclude all aspects of documentation and pre-screening exercise.

“The screening has been rescheduled for Wednesday, October 30,” Lado said.

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The seven ministerial nominees forwarded to the Senate for confirmation by Tinubu include Dr Nentawe Yilwatda, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction; Muhammadu Dingyadi, Minister of Labour and Employment; and Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.

Others are Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Minister of Industry, Trade and Development; Idi Maiha, Minister of Livestock Development; Yusuf Ata, Minister of State for Housing; and Dr Suwaiba Ahmad, Minister of State for Education.

The nominees are expected to be screened and confirmed by the Senate in compliance with Section 147 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).

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